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kitchari
So as I depicted in my last post quite some time ago, I definitely was not better at all. My "goal" to get better by my birthday in March...
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another salad, sort of.
Ok so I was wrong, very wrong. I definitely am not better, although I am still seeing improvements and a potential light at the end of...
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Hot Days, Cold Salads
It's been so long since my last post--which was about braising--and the weather has changed dramatically since then. I regret not posting...
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Mediterranean Summer
When the summer vegetables start flooding in I can't help but be reminded of the meals I grew up eating from my Armenian grandmother. She...
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Spring into Summer
Right now at the market there is an influx of incredible produce. Both spring and summer seasons are perfectly represented in the produce...
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Favas
I have fava fever. There's not a spring that goes by without me filling the fridge with bags of shelled fava beans. They make their way...